QUOTE | “No one is actually good at Candy Crush, but some people actually believe they are.” - Tilting Point’s Jesse Divnich, suggesting that the vast majority of hit mobile games are based on the illusion of skill.

QUOTE | “I want to make games again.” - Shahid Kamal Ahmad, head of Sony’s Strategic Content division in the UK and a big backer of indie developers and the Vita, explaining his decision to leave Sony.

STAT | $550 million – The amount of money Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 brought in over its first three days on sale. That’s more than Ghosts or Advanced Warfare sold in their first three days, but those games launched on a Tuesday, while Black Ops 3 debuted on a Friday.

QUOTE | “We think we should be really honest with people and we should leave the name and work on projects. Because projects tell much more than the name of the company.” - Bloober Team CEO Piotr Babieno, explaining why his newly horror-focused studio is keeping its old name, even though 1) it’s not very scary and 2) the company’s older games were not very good.